Did you know that Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards (and their wings beat up to 80 times a second)?

 Or that Beavers' teeth never stop growing, so they have to keep gnawing on trees to keep them to a manageable length? Or that Sea Otters hold each other's paws when they sleep so they don't drift apart? 

Or that Moles can dig 300 feet of tunnel a night, Hedgehogs' hearts beat 300 times a minute (Blue Whales' hearts beat 6), Camels have three eyelids, there are a million Ants to every person, if you lift up a Kangaroo's tail it can't hop, and Tigers have stripes on their skin as well as on their fur?

If you'd like to discover more facts about the amazing

world of the creatures who share our planet, check out

our wildlife fact cards below...